Strange Empire

Strange Empire

7.2/10
CBC Ended Drama • Western

1 Season · 13 Episodes · Premiered October 6, 2014 · Ended February 2, 2015

Strange Empire is a Western whose heroes are women. With most of their men gone, and those who remain battling for control, the women struggle to survive, to find their independence, and to build a life in which to thrive and raise families. As the stories of Janestown's citizens unfold we see the clash between a power-hungry father and son and the deep prejudices among races, but also the start of something akin to community in this Wild West. Western stories take civilization as a goal; they begin in blood, and end in the morality of Main Street.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

13 episodes
E01
The Hunting Party
Tue, Oct 7 2014 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Women struggle to build a life in 1869 Alberta-Montana border country. In the opener, a bloodthirsty massacre leaves a group of women in the hands of a ruthless man intent on turning them into prostitutes.
E02
Buckskin Princess
Tue, Oct 14 2014 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Slotter captures Kat's girls; Isabelle entices potential investors for the mine.
E03
Other Powers
Tue, Oct 21 2014 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Kat tells the marshal Slotter is guilty; Isabelle tries to convince Cornelius to loan her a miner's wages.
E04
The Whiskey Trader
Tue, Oct 28 2014 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Slotter scapegoats two Blackfoot for the massacre and seeks to have them hanged, while the camp turns against Kat.
E05
Lonely Hearts
Tue, Nov 4 2014 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Jeremiah is missing and bounty hunters are tracking her, so Kat turns to natural Native hallucinogens for answers.
E06
Electricity
Tue, Nov 18 2014 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Slotter puts his most brutal man in as sheriff; Kat considers whether she's administering justice or if she's just another ruthless killer.
E07
The Oath
Tue, Nov 25 2014 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Amputation may be Thomas' only hope for survival; and the girls come upon cattle rustlers.
E08
How Far is Heaven
Tue, Dec 2 2014 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
A self-proclaimed prophet from Utah territory sets his eyes on Kelly. Isabelle tries to orchestrate their union to get her hands on the prophet's money.
E09
The Resistance
Tue, Dec 9 2014 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The women take sides as Slotter's miners and Ling's railway workers fight each other for control of the mine. Violence escalates and ends in loss on both sides.
E10
The Cage
Tue, Jan 13 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
With the mine in ruins, Slotter's depravity reaches new depths as the camp struggles to save the last surviving miners trapped underground.
E11
Confession
Tue, Jan 20 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Chase Sloat is hounded by ghosts. The women use his troubled mind to their advantage as the Slotter household turns on itself.
E12
End Days
Tue, Jan 27 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
An army of militia men is hired by Slotter to secure his power in Janestown. Kat goes in search of weapons and makes a plan to take the camp back.
E13
The Dark Riders
Tue, Feb 3 2015 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The women band together to take Slotter down.

Cast

Aaron Poole
Aaron Poole as John Slotter
Cara Gee
Cara Gee as Kat Loving
Melissa Farman
Melissa Farman as Dr. Rebecca Bloom
Tattiawna Jones
Tattiawna Jones as Isabelle Slotter

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